thr1961
Responses from thr1961
| Solid state to tube I just made the jump after years with solid state. I bought an ARC 3SE phono stage and immediately noticed the difference and the synergy with my turntable and the type of music I primarily play (1950s and 60s jazz.) Based on this experience, I a... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson -- Verve 45 rpm remaster. | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade For those waiting to hear how the story ended, I am sitting here listening to "Somethin' Else" through an ARC 3SE and liking what I am hearing from the start. I must admit that the unit itself sort of dominates the system, but I am looking forward... | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise Coming in late to this discussion, but it reminded me of where I started a few years back. I would make two purchases: 1. Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers 2. Dynavector XX2 Mk2 cartridge From there you can eventually upgrade your amplification, phono... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ben Webster "Soulville" -- Verve Anolog Productions --45 rpm | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade I continue to lean towards the ARC 3SE and have been offered a barely used trade in with about 60 hours on it. The photos look great and the store was recommended to me by someone I trust. Being new to tubes, I am not sure if it is better to ... | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade @coltrane1 -- not sure I understand your comment If you’re spending more than $3k for a used BAT VK10SE you’re simply throwing your money away. | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade @mulveling -- your experience with your Koetsu is very helpful and so thank you. I see that there are two different outputs, the typical RCA and XLR, the latter I have not encountered previously. I assume I am good with the RCA, but am intereste... | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade Of course the danger with the question I posed is that it opens the door to all sorts of adjacent topics and education! I suppose that is why some of us are continuously reading, discussing and adjusting. I will note that I definitely took the t... | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade @rhg3 — I have an LFD integrated amplifier @rsf507 — I am in Massachusetts I am not specifically interested in a tube phono stage, but more in leveling up my phono stage to that of my tt My Koetsu is moving coil and so I want to optimize for ... | |
| Phono Stage Upgrade Thanks all. I am interested in the experience others have had with the 3se and Koetsu or similar carts. @noromance — I saw the dealer locator on the site but there is no one close to local so was looking for recommendations based on past exper... | |
| Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set is FINALLY IN STOCK!! I have the Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Numbered Limited Edition Ultradisc One-Step 45 RPM 180 Gram 2 LP Box Set) and will be comparing the two tomorrow. I will let you know… | |
| Audio Rack Opinions So I thought an update was in order: I am going with the Core Audio Designs’ rack. After a few calls and multiple emails, I am very happy with my decision. I will wait to post photos once I have the rack set up with my system, but want to thank ev... | |
| Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set is FINALLY IN STOCK!! Mine arrives on Saturday! | |
| Turntables For just a bit more, you might take a look at Pure Fidelity, a small but top notch Canadian company https://purefidelity.ca/ I had their Harmony model and truly enjoyed everything about it until I made the jump to my Palmer. |